OUR PRIMARY TRAINING STAFF

Vivian S. Boyd

Ph.D. (1975) Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland
Director, Counseling Center, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology and Student Personnel Services
Interests: Retention of College Students, cross-cultural issues, career counseling, administration of mental health agencies, program evaluation, and systems theory.

Linda K. Gast

Ph.D. (1981) Counseling, Purdue University
Staff Counselor and Assistant Professor (Affiliate) in Counseling & Student Personnel Services
Interests: Career development, career change, women's issues, organizational development and leadership, ADHD and substance abuse, dual career couples, group dynamics, process consultation, institutional assessment.

Jonathan Kandell

Ph.D. (1991) Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland
Assistant Director of Counseling Service, Affiliated Assistant Professor of Education
Interests: Group therapy, organizational consultation, couples counseling, relationship issues, computer and video technology, impact of technology on individuals and society, sexual issues, Ericksonian hypnosis, systems thinking, baseball, bridge.

Sharon Kirkland-Gordon

Ph.D. (1991) Counseling Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo
Director of Intern Training, Special Member of the Graduate Faculty, and Staff Counselor
Interests: Training and supervision, sexual abuse/assault/harassment, domestic violence, separation-individuation issues, multicultural counseling/psychotherapy and training, women's issues, racial identity, therapy groups for African American women, adult children of alcoholics, consultation, program development, career counseling.

Yvonne D. Oslin

Ph.D. (1973) Counseling Psychology, Georgia State University
Coordinator of Practicum Training, Coordinator of Resident Life Consultation, Staff Counselor
Interests: Training and supervision, cross-cultural and multicultural counseling issues, racial identity, psychodynamic approach to understanding client dynamics, eclectic approach to treatment, group psychotherapy, groups for adult children of alcoholics and incest survivors, consultation and outreach.

Akira Otani

Ed.D. (1985) Counseling Psychology, West Virginia University
Staff Counselor
Interests: Legal/ethical issues in counseling and psychotherapy, clinical hypnosis, trauma and anxiety disorders.

David A. Petersen

Ph.D. (1998) Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland
Staff Counselor, Affiliated Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
Interests: Supervision and training, group psychotherapy, multicultural counseling, international students, psychotherapy process research, and career counseling.

Pepper E. Phillips

Ph.D. (1990) Counseling Psychology, Indiana State University
Staff Counselor, Assistant Professor of Education
Interests: Gay and lesbian issues, group therapy, women's issues, survivors of incest, and supervision.

Theodore Pickett, Jr.

Ph.D. (2006) Counseling Psychology, University of Iowa
Staff Counselor
Interests: Training and supervision, cross cultural and multicultural issues, survivors of incest, grief counseling, and ethics.

Kathy Zamostny

Ph.D. (1978) Counseling Psychology, Ohio State University
Staff Counselor, Affiliated Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology
Interests: Supervision and training, self theory, convergence of cognitive-behavioral and dynamic approaches to treatment, interpersonal approaches to psychotherapy, adult children of alcoholics and other dysfunctional systems, early trauma and its relationship to identity and self.

Assistant Directors and Supervisors of Intern Counseling Center Division Placements:

Sharon Kirkland-Gordon, Ph.D. (1991) State University of New York at Buffalo Learning Assistance Service	Jo Ann Hutchinson, Rh.D. (1990) Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Disability Support Service
Margaretha Lucas, Ph.D. (1985) Iowa State University Testing, Research, & Data Processing Unit	Beth S. Warner, Ph.D. (1994) University of Maryland University Parent Consultation & Child Evaluation Service

Complete listing of the Counseling Center Staff

University of Maryland Counseling Center
Doctoral Internship Information
and Application Webpages

Page 1 - Cover Page
Page 2 - Letter to Applicants
Page 3 - Internship Flyer
Page 4 - The Agency
Page 5 - The Internship Program
Page 6 - Application Requirements
Page 7 - Appointment Details
Page 8 - Counseling Center Staff
Page 9 - Instructions for APPIC Application and University of Maryland Application
Page 10 - University of Maryland Application
Page 11 - Message to Applicants
Page 12 - Primary Training Staff
Page 13 - Summary Data - Intern and Training Staff
Page 14 - University of Maryland Interns